ADOPTION STRUGGLES AND SUPPORT | Adoption Trauma, Safety, Peace of Mind, Biblical Encouragement, Respite, Journaling

Imagine a peace that is beyond comprehension. This kind of peace is…

Hi Neighbor!

In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, we’ll set the intention for the podcast in the upcoming year. 

I’ll also share my word for the year and why I believe it will be an anchor of encouragement for you.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. As mentioned in this episode…

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Your friend is hurting. What do you say?

Hi Neighbor!

In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, we’ll consider a quote by an ancient storyteller as a way to comfort a hurting friend without saying a word.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. I hope you’ll consider connecting with me in my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement. You don’t have to say a word if you don’t want to:)

It’s like the last kid picked at recess feeling. Just because we “grow up” doesn’t mean that feeling ever goes away.

Hi Neighbor!

In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, we’ll explore what it means to hold space for others. It’s a gift you CAN give to someone else.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. Please consider connecting with me in my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement We can hold space for each other.

They’re called yes-men, flatterers, and fair-weather-friends. While it might feel good to have your ego constantly stroked, do “friends” like these really serve you well?

Shadow friend… you’ll NEVER measure up!

Hi Neighbor!

In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, we’ll contrast the idea of a shadow friend and being the kind of friend your friend REALLY needs.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

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Have you ever been so upset about something bad going on in your life that you wish you could fly away? Fly far away to somewhere safe? That’s not unusual. Around 3,000 years ago, the psalmist David felt the same way. There were a lot of bad things going on in his life.

He wished for wings like a dove so that he could fly to his safe place.

Hi Neighbor!

In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, we’ll consider Psalm 55 and how it is possible to fly to your safe place with wings like a dove. But we’ll be using pen and paper to do it.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

You can also connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Contact us: [email protected]

“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

Hi Neighbor!

In this journaling episode of Anchors of Encouragement, I will combine the quote by Stephen Grellet with the principle in Proverbs 27:17 and share 3 journaling prompts to help adoptive parents become a conduit for kindness.

Get your pen and paper ready because Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

You can also connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Contact us: [email protected]

There is Beauty in Brokenness, especially when one friend shows kindness to another. I would like to encourage you to consider your fellow human beings as your fellow human friends.

Hi Neighbor!

Consider the following with me. Deliberate acts of kindness. Our broken world could use more of them.

But how can this happen? In this episode of Anchors of Encouragement, let’s consider how to go from random acts of kindness to deliberate acts.

And check out Episode 7 for an example of a Deliberate Act of Kindness.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

You can also connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Contact us: [email protected]

How would it feel to face your struggles with courage and confidence? If that's something you would like to do, may I suggest you surrender to God?

Hi Neighbor!

In this journaling episode of Anchors of Encouragement, I will share 3 affirmations based on the story of the day I became a Dad from Episode 29 and text from the book of Deuteronomy. These affirmations will help you touch your feelings and surrender your struggles to God.

Get your pen and paper ready because Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S. As promised, below are your affirmation journaling prompts.

1. I can be strong and courageous when I face my giants because God will not fail me or abandon me.

P.S.S. I would also like to invite you to connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Only a handful of people know the story you are about to hear. After several prank calls and one ALMOST missed call, we finally connected with a birthmother. Everything was going smoothly or so we thought. Then one day, our attorney called me and said the adoption was OFF!

Hi Neighbor!

Have you ever struggled to trust that adoption is what God wants for you? In this episode, I’ll share the story of when our adoption actually fell through. And the day I became a Dad.

We’ll also consider some verses from the book of Deuteronomy that will help when you’re struggling.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

P.S.

If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

You can also connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Contact us: [email protected]

Would you like Hope and Healing during the struggles of life? May I suggest that you anchor yourself to the text?

Hi Neighbor!

What does anchoring yourself to the text mean? In this episode, I will answer that question and share 2 journaling prompts based on the story of Joseph from Episode 27. We’ll also consider a couple of verses from the book of Romans.

Hope and Healing are on the way.

Your Neighbor,⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

If this podcast has given you the courage and confidence to face storms in your life, the number one way you can thank me is to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts. 

Tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your Instagram stories, and tag me @TimMaudlin. 

You can also connect with me on my free and private Facebook Group: Anchors of Encouragement

Contact us: [email protected]